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Stacy—So Luca made a move pt 2
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2024-12-31 18:32:35"Luca sent me. This is for you. Well, all of it is," said Jenny, handing me an envelope, before spreading her arm out towards the room filled with roses.
"He can't take a hint," said Scott.
I heard him take a deep breath. If Scott wasn't seeing red before, he certainly was now. He snatched the envelope out of my hands. I snatched it back.
"Don't be a jerk," I said, not wanting him to get even more ticked off by whatever was in the envelope.
"Well? Aren't you going to open it?" Jenny asked, slicing the tension between Scott and I with her voice.
"Yes Stace, open it," Scott insisted.
"Maybe later. We should get to packing," I said, not wanting to add fuel to the fire.
"It's the deed to the apartment," said an excited Jenny, clapping her hands together. "And an invitation to Don Cattaneo's wake."
My fingers fumbled over each other as I opened the envelope, needing to see it to believe it. Sure enough, inside I found the deed to my apartment and an invitation to the wake. Buying me my apartment and having it presented to me by the sister I hadn't seen in fifteen years was one hell of a move.
"Got to give the man props. He does his homework," I said, finding the whole thing surreal.
"What did I miss?" Kenny asked, having just arrived, slamming on the breaks when he saw the flowers. "There's definitely a story here."
"Stacy's not moving anymore," said Scott, a tinge of bitterness in his voice.
"Scott—" I wanted to refute his claim, because obviously these "gifts" came with strings, but then I thought better of it.
Things were moving so fast I felt like I was getting whiplash. Did I have much of a choice but to accept this, at least for the time being?
"That's great," said Kenny. "Did your dad change his mind?"
"Luca bought the place from Don Angelo and put it in Stacy's name," said Scott.
I could hear the bitterness turning into anger.
"Oh," said Kenny, looking awkwardly between Scott and I. "I'm guessing the flowers are—"
"From him too. Isn't it so romantic?" Jenny cood.
"What's he going to expect for this, Stace?" Scott spat out.
"I don't fucking know," I said defensively. "I'm not in his head, Scott."
"Actually, there's a note in there too," Jenny helpfully supplied.
Great. Like the fire needed more fuel. Scott looked at me expectantly as I dug back into the envelope.
"I'm sorry, who are you?" Kenny asked, advancing towards Jenny with his hand held out. "I'm Kenny."
"Jenny, Stacy's sister. Luca sent me," said Jenny, shaking Kenny's hand.
"Of course he did," said Kenny, throwing a glance back to the situation unfolding between Scott and I.
Meanwhile, I had found the note and pulled it out of the envelope. I considered my options, but with Scott glaring at me I knew I wasn't going to get away with not reading it out loud.
"Bella. I hope my gifts find you well. If they please you, do honor me with your presence on the trying day of my father's burial. Seeing you there would mean a lot to me personally. I am a man of my word, and Mr. Expert did win the poker game, so when we marry, it will be your choice. PS, just don't—" I gasped and gaped openly when I saw the next words, heat flooding my cheeks.
"Just don't what? Finish it, Stacy," Scott said, almost screaming, his arms now folded.
"I don't want to," I said, crushing the note in my hands into a ball, unable to meet Scott's eye.
"It says just don't fuck him," supplied a helpful Jenny once again. "Sorry, I read it. I've been here a while. Who is the him in question?"
"Oh damn," said Kenny, as my eyes shot up to Scott's.
I swear I saw Scott's head explode before he threw it back and laughed darkly.
"Classy. The guy in question is me, Jenny. That's okay though. There's nothing to worry about because I don't fuck engaged women," said a livid Scott.
It felt like a slap in the face and ice cold water being dumped over my head at the same time. Just a sliver of hurt reached my heart. I took a deep breath.
Before I could react by telling Scott that I didn't fucking ask for this and that I didn't belong to him, Luca or my father, Kenny shut me down with a sudden realization.
"Long lost sister Jenny? That Jenny? No fucking way. Luca's got game. You know, we can always go out to celebrate some other time. I guess you guys won't be needing me," said Kenny, sucking in his lips as he backed away from us slowly.
"You know what, Ken? I think we could all use a drink. Lead the way," I said, shoving past Scott on the way out.
"Cool. What are we celebrating?" asked Jenny.
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